Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Olsztyn, Poland

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 2.4 km
Ascend 38 m
Descend 58 m

Explore Olsztyn in Poland with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Olsztyn

Sight 1: Kościół pw. Chrystusa Króla

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Church of Christ the King in Olsztyn – the temple was built on the occasion of the 700th anniversary of the death of St. Francis.

Wikipedia: Kościół Chrystusa Króla w Olsztynie (PL)

1124 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 2: Wysoka Brama

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The Upper Gate, also known as the High Gate, is a 14th-century city gate in Olsztyn, located in the north-eastern part of the Old Town complex, on the axis of the main communication route. It is the only gate left out of the three that were located in the defensive walls surrounding the city.

Wikipedia: Brama Górna w Olsztynie (PL)

96 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Gazeta Olsztyńska

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The House of the "Olsztyn Newspaper" is a red brick building located in the Fish Market in the Old Town of Olsztyn. Before the war, its address was 2 Młyńska Street.

Wikipedia: Dom „Gazety Olsztyńskiej” (PL)

82 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Salvator Church

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The Evangelical-Augsburg Church of Christ the Saviour in Olsztyn is one of the three churches in Olsztyn's Old Town. The Evangelical church stands in the corner of the old market square at Zamkowa Street. The building was built in the years 1876-1899 in the neo-Gothic style. It was consecrated on October 15, 1877 and rebuilt at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries due to the growing parish. Despite the reconstruction, however, it soon became necessary to build another building: a garrison church.

Wikipedia: Kościół Chrystusa Zbawiciela w Olsztynie (PL), Website

179 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Park Podzamcze

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Castle Park – one of the largest parks in Olsztyn. It is located in the Old Town on the Łyna River, at the foot of the Castle of the Warmia Chapter.

Wikipedia: Park Zamkowy w Olsztynie (PL)

202 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Museum of Warmia and Masuria

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The Museum of Warmia and Mazury – the largest museum in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship and one of the most important in the region. The seat of the museum is located in the Gothic castle of the Warmia Chapter.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Warmii i Mazur w Olsztynie (PL)

12 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Zamek Kapituły Warmińskiej

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The Olsztyn Castle, officially the Castle of Warmian Cathedral Chapter in Olsztyn, is a Brick Gothic castle located in the heart of Olsztyn, in northern Poland. Built in the 14th century, it served as the seat for administrators of property of the Warmian Cathedral Chapter. The most well-known administrator caretaker was Nicolaus Copernicus, a canon of Warmian Cathedral Chapter in Frombork, who resided here between 1516 and 1521. The largest expository room is the refectory with a diamond vault built around 1520. Currently, the castle houses the Museum of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.

Wikipedia: Olsztyn Castle (EN), Url

355 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Kościół pw. Najświętszej Maryi Panny Królowej Polski i Świętych Archaniołów Michała, Rafała i Gabrie

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Kościół pw. Najświętszej Maryi Panny Królowej Polski i Świętych Archaniołów Michała, Rafała i Gabrie

The Garrison Church of Our Lady Queen of Polish in Olsztyn – one of the three churches located within the Olsztyn Old Town. It was built between 1913 and 1914 as an Evangelical garrison church of the German Imperial Army.

Wikipedia: Kościół garnizonowy Matki Boskiej Królowej Polski w Olsztynie (PL)

309 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Most kolejowy nad Łyną

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The rail bridge in Olsztyn – a team of rail bridges located near the streets of Artyleryjska, Żarska and Liberation in Olsztyn, at the intersection of the railway route with Łyna.

Wikipedia: Most kolejowy w Olsztynie (PL)

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